Little Reasons

“There are no big reasons to live. Just little reasons.”

—Kyo Maclear

l'amour

I wasn’t satisfied with yesterday’s Valentine photo so I made another attempt this morning. How did I do? Since I was little, I have loved Valentine’s Day. It’s a day to remember your heart and love, which is what I think life’s all about. This February, I wish you the warmth of pure love and the openness to receive that love in whatever form it takes.

Merlin's Hollow

Spring Everywhere

They say that when one flower opens, 

many open at the same time, 

and it’s spring everywhere.

—Jonathan Cott

Simple Pleasures

shaking leaves transport me to the seaside

August insects make love in the tall grass

the high romance of flowers in bloom

sunlight dancing on water, leaves, and

in the highlights of her red/gold hair

health restored after weeks of illness

a feeling of lightness and ease

knowing for certain that someone cares

Evening in June

Gratitude

Whatever it is,

I cannot understand it,

although gratitude

stubbornly overcomes me

until I’m reduced to tears.

—Saigyō

Duality

You cannot by any means diverge from the Tao. You may love life or you may loathe it, yet your loving and loathing are themselves manifestations of life.

If you seek union with Reality your very seeking is Reality, and how can you say that you have ever lost union?

—Alan Watts

Awaken

“Your vision will become clear only

when you look into your heart.

Who looks outside, dreams.

Who looks inside, awakens.”

~ Carl Jung

“Tell me about your heart,” my every word says.

Speak to me as if we both lay wounded

in a field and are gazing

in wonder

as our spirits

rise.

~ St. Francis of Assisi

The ability to simplify
means to eliminate
the unnecessary
so that the necessary
may speak.

~ Hans Hofmann

Say not, “I have found the truth,” but

rather, “I have found a truth.”

Say not, “I have found the path of the soul.”

Say rather, “I have met the soul walking

upon my path.”

For the soul walks upon all paths.

The soul walks not upon a line, neither

does it grow like a reed.

The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of

countless petals.

~ Kahlil Gibran

What Is Love?

Love is Spirit, love is the ultimate truth at the heart of Creation. 

Love is the unifying force of nature. Love connects everything 

to everything else, and it’s the only motivation for doing anything

—even when people do harmful things. If people go beyond their 

superficial motivation, they will see that they are doing it because 

they want to be loved.

—Deepak Chopra